(The Conversation) – On the night of July 1, 1839 ... in prison awaiting trial. Marqu, drawn by William H. Townsend, was one of three enslaved girls aboard the Amistad. Library of Congress ...

The updated exhibition, now open at the New Haven Museum, tells the story of the 53 West Africans kidnapped from their homeland and led a revolt onboard the La Amistad in 1839. “It’s an ...